If Gao Minglin can do business, he can really do it; if he can't do it, he really can't do it.
The conversation with Han You was almost done. After leaving the small courtyard, we went directly to the bathhouse. After we went there, we ordered girls and arranged all the time for the afternoon and evening. What time would we get massages, what time would we eat, what time would we go to the theater? What time do you mess around, what time do you rest, what time do you rest, and then continue to mess around, everything is properly arranged.
She was quite understanding of the world, so she pulled a cart of local specialties, such as ginseng and the like, and gave them to the three ladies and Yuqi.
After all, Yuqi is in charge of all girls' school books in the villa, and Gao Minglin has had enough of "appointments" and "waiting".
Han You didn't waste any time and entered the capital with his three Sha family brothers and about twenty miscellaneous soldiers.
Judging from various signs, the group of people in the East China Sea, the Japanese thieves, have begun to move dangerously. Han You is more cautious. If not for the recent entry of many new soldiers into the camp, he would have wanted to bring all the old soldiers and miscellaneous soldiers with him. around.
The horse galloped all the way into the city and into the capital. When they arrived at the palace, the court was about to disperse, and Han You quickly entered the Jingzhi Hall.
Coincidentally, Lao Ba was having a small meeting with the bosses of the three provinces, several ministers, and Huang Youwei, the left minister of the Ministry of War.
It's still a matter of arguing with the Goguryeo mission. The leader of the mission today is the third prince Gao Tai, and Gao Minglin has not left.
You must know that Gao Minglin took the lead in the past few days, which is also the cleverness of Lao Gao.
Knowing that even if Gao Tai joins, he will disrupt the situation. If he wants to solve the problem, he must solve the person who caused the problem, and the expert in solving the problem is Han You.
Instead of getting angry in the court and letting the emperor and his ministers laugh, it is better to go to the villa to discuss things with Han You.
Seeing Han You coming, the slightly tired Lao Ba smiled.
"Just in time."
Lao Ba asked Wen and Wu to move to the embroidered pier. After Han You saluted him and other ministers one by one, he said with a smile: "Li Dao, Minister of the Ministry of War, told me a few days ago that he wanted to retire and return to his hometown because of his old age. Li Aiqing and the generals of the Ministry of War thought that Huang Shilang can serve as Minister of War, what do you think?"
Han You was slightly confused after sitting down: "Is your Majesty and your lords talking about this matter?"
"good."
Qian Ji said seriously: "The position of Minister of the Ministry of War is no small matter. If we really want to plan the East China Sea and conquer Japan across the sea in time, the Minister of the Ministry of War is the most important one and needs to be carefully considered."
Lao Qian has no other meaning. If it were normal times, Huang Youwei would be promoted. After all, Huang has been in the Ministry of War for so long, and he is already familiar with official duties, so there will be no problem at all. But in wartime That's a different story.
In normal times, the Minister of War is nothing more than going to the court to study issues such as weapons, food and salaries, the selection and appointment of generals in the country, and analyzing military reports.
During wartime, the rights and responsibilities of the Minister of War will reach a very high level. In addition to daily responsibilities, the Minister of War will recruit troops, adjust grain, dispatch troops and generals, plan and deploy battles, etc. It can be said that the Minister of War at that time had six departments. first priority, other government agencies need to cooperate.
If we want to form an alliance with Goguryeo, Han You will rectify the East China Sea and the naval forces. Externally, the officers and soldiers of the Zhou Dynasty will also have to fight across the sea after the warships are built. These things are directly related to the Minister of War, which is not trivial. That's why Qian Ji and others hesitated.
In fact, it was precisely because of this that Huang Youwei asked Li Daozhi to retire and return home. If it weren't for Han You, he wouldn't be too lazy to be the Minister of War.
In fact, Li Daozhi was also quite troubled. When Huang Youwei first came to Beijing, it was precisely because he knew that if he wanted to change the military's predicament, he needed to be in the middle of Beijing, at the Ministry of War, not at the border.
With this original intention in mind, Huang Youwei kept planning. Unexpectedly, just when he was about to become Minister of War and improve the situation of the border army, Han You made his debut.
Then Big Boss Huang was very confused. He found that almost all the things he wanted to do were proposed by Han You, and they were all done by Han You. There were also things that he didn't want to do and things that he didn't expect. He proposed it and let Han You do it.
Under this premise, Da Lao Huang suddenly realized that it was meaningless whether he was the Minister of the Ministry of War, and Han You had to do everything he should do.
Da Laohuang didn't say anything, but he was grateful to Han You in his heart.
It is precisely because of this that when Han You is about to go to the East China Sea, Big Boss Huang also wants to be the Minister of War for Han You. He is deeply afraid that others who take this position will not be able to cooperate with Han You or even hinder him.
"Talk to me, talk to all my dear friends."
Lao Ba, who was behind the paperwork, attached great importance to Han You's opinion: "Do you have any ideas or regulations regarding the position of Minister of the Ministry of War?"
Again, everyone knows that Huang Youwei's ability is just for handling government affairs. As for the war, Huang Youwei didn't have any dazzling achievements when he was in Beiguan, and I heard that his popularity in Beibianguan was not very good. It seems that he has no combat or command capabilities.
"Don't think about it."
Han You felt that this group of people was a waste of time: "Other than Huang Shilang, who else can serve?"
Such a straightforward sentence made the monarchs and ministers dumbfounded.
Han You looked at Qian Ji: "What does Mr. Qian mean? Who is more suitable than Mr. Huang Shilang?"
Qian Ji was speechless: "I don't know much about the generals of the dynasty."
"That's right." Han You looked at Zhao Tai again: "Where is Mr. Zhao."
"I have served as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Although I cannot say that I know everything about the generals of the country, I still know a few things..."
Seeing that Zhao Tai seemed to have objections, Han You frowned and said: "Yes, of course the Minister of Civil Affairs understands the officials and the generals, but I would like to ask, no matter how well Mr. Zhao understands me, how can the generals of the Ministry of War understand you?" Master Li Daozhi, Master Li, do you understand? They said Master Huang can do it, so I think it’s okay."
Zhao Tai didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Listen to what I have said. What I mean is that Huang Shilang has extraordinary talents, so Huang Shilang should be appointed as the Minister of War."
"Hey, no wonder Mr. Zhao has been the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. I know that you must know the generals of the Ministry of War better than others and have great opinions."
Zhao Tai: "..."
Han You looked at Zhou Zhenghuai again happily: "What do you think, Mr. Zhou?"
"What?" Zhou Tongli blinked his eyes vigorously as if he was about to fall asleep: "Oh, who is suitable to be the Minister of the Ministry of War?"
"Well, whoever the boss thinks is suitable."
"What do you think, Commander Han?"
"I think Mr. Huang is suitable."
"Oh, then I also think that Huang Shilang is suitable."
The monarchs and ministers were not surprised. Zhou Zhenghuai had always been like this, and he always agreed with whatever Han You said.
But things are different now. In the past, people felt that Zhou Zhenghuai had no opinion. At such an old age, it was nothing to obey a junior. Public and private matters should not be separated.
Now, everyone understands what's going on. It's still Zhou Zhenghuai Gao who seems to be obeying Han You, but in fact he believes in Han You. Then the facts have proved, and it has been proved time and time again that Han You is right. , what does this mean? It means that Zhou Zhenghuai has always been right and correct.
Lao Ba felt this deeply, because to a certain extent, he and Zhou Zhenghuai were the same.
Han You then looked at the other ministers: "My lords, do you have any objections?"
Sun Shouting, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, hesitated for a moment. To be honest, thinking about this matter from a personal perspective, he did not want Huang Youwei to rise to power.
The Ministry of Household Affairs was a well-known iron rooster. All the ministries and offices asked for money all day long, but there were very few who could get money. Very few, except the Ministry of War, and Huang Youwei was the only one.
When it comes to money and food issues, as well as money and food issues for all armies in the world, Huang Youwei can always get money from the Ministry of Household Affairs, every time.
Sun Shouting didn't know how many times he felt frustrated by Huang Youwei. Old Sun considered the common people, military and civilians, and various government agencies in the world, but Huang Youwei only considered the military, so Old Sun was not very happy.
But this was only considered from a personal point of view. As Yu Gong said, Sun Shouting recognized Huang Youwei's ability. After all, the only person in the Manchu Dynasty who could get money from him again and again was Huang.
"I think Mr. Huang is good enough."
The person who spoke was Zhu Xingsheng, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. As the newly appointed Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Zhu Xingsheng followed a principle and followed his predecessors in everything. He would do what the previous Minister Zhou Zhenghuai did. That was correct. Since Han You thought Huang Youwei OK, then he also thinks Huang Youwei is OK.
"Old minister, I think it's okay."
There is another guy who has been the minister for a shorter period of time than Zhu Xingsheng. Qi Bingzhong, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, who has only been in office for a month, is a bit submissive.
Zhu Xingsheng follows the example of his predecessors in everything, so Qi Bingzhong must avoid following the same path of his predecessors.
The former made his fortune thanks to Han You, and the latter was because Han You lost his whole family. Qi Bingzhong was unwilling to oppose Han You from the bottom of his heart, and this matter had nothing to do with him.
"I also agree with what Commander Han said."
As everyone knows, the situation of Wu Dingbi and Zhou Zhenghuai, the ministers of the Ministry of Punishment, are similar. Han You says what he says.
"The veteran seconded the proposal."
Zhao Guangcheng, the Minister of Rites, who only took office at the beginning of this year and has always had no sense of presence. His hair and beard are all white. Being the Minister of Rites is just a transition. He has no sense of presence in the court all day long.
However, this old man is also very stubborn, thinking about retiring after working for two years. If there is anything he can't see, he will really complain. What are you afraid of? He will retire soon anyway.
However, the old man did not dare to go against Han You. When he reached the position of Minister of Rites, as long as he did not make any principled mistakes, he would offend others and retire early, which he could not wish for.
But if you offend Han You, forget about early retirement. You can go to jail early.
From the beginning to the end, Huang Youwei, who had his head hanging down, did not speak. Even after Han You arrived, the expression on his face did not change at all.
"Your Majesty, since all the lords have expressed their opinions, let it be Lord Huang."
Han You had something on his mind, something urgent, and he couldn't care less about those frivolous etiquette or procedures, which were superficial, straightforward, and even more rude.
Lao Ba's expression changed somewhat.
Before, Han You, no matter how big or small, did it in private, but now in front of the ministers and all the ministers, he acted decisively, which was too rash.
"Yes, I think it's okay, sir. Then why don't you ask me."
"Oh, what do you think, Your Majesty?"
"I think what you said makes sense."
Lao Ba is happy.
What's the use of my obedience to Han You in private? Many important ministers can't see it. I have to let them see it. I'm here to pamper my personal army.
"Then it's settled. There are many things to do. Tomorrow the three provinces will submit a charter to allow Li Daozhi to resign and Huang Youwei to serve as Minister of War."
After the matter was settled, Han You also spoke.
"Your Majesty, I met Gao Minglin, the envoy of Goguryeo, at the villa. Gao Minglin said that the Queen of Goguryeo proposed that my father, Zhuguo General Han Bairen, lead his troops to board a ship and cross the sea, enter Goguryeo and join forces with his army to attack Baekje and conquer the homeland of Goguryeo."
Upon hearing this, everyone, including Lao Ba, was shocked.
Qian Ji was the first to be anxious: "Nonsense, nonsense, no, absolutely no!"
Zhao Tai scolded: "Fantasy, who is Han Bairen? Han Bairen is the father of the emperor's personal army, the commander of the ceremonial sword guard... No, Han Bairen is the general of Zhuguo. How can he go to fight in a foreign country."
"Rejected." Lao Ba said in a deep voice: "They can ask for other conditions, but this is the only one that cannot be done."
The ministers nodded repeatedly, and Zhou Zhenghuai began to curse.
"The Queen of Goguryeo only paid attention to this one thing and only made this one condition."
Han You smiled bitterly: "I have discussed it with my father, and my father... agreed. I will go to the East China Sea, and my father will go to Goguryeo."
There was silence in Jingzhi Hall.
Lao Ba's eyes turned red, and he shouted quietly: "Han You~~~"
Qian Ji seemed to be holding a fire in his heart and wanted to say something. Finally, he stood up and saluted Han You.
The same was true for other veterans, while Huang Youwei sighed silently.
